By: Ryan Castaneda, Sports Information Specialist
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) named 16 Yellowjacket men's and women's hockey players 2022-23 AHCA Krampade All-American Scholars, the organization announced. Ten members of the men's team received accolades, while six members of the women's roster earned the academic honor.
To receive recognition, a student-athlete must have attained a 3.75 grade point average for each semester and had to appear in 40% of the team's games. Exceptions were granted to injured players and back-up goaltenders. A total of 860 Division II-III men (474) and women (386) obtained the award.
A complete list of Yellowjacket honorees is below:
Women's Hockey (6)
Gaby Andreacchi (Thunder Bay, Ontario/St. Patrick)
Emma Booth (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd)
Jenna Hoops (Woodbury, Minn./Visitation School)
Brynn MacLean (Wilcox, Saskatchewan/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame)
Darbie Mattson (Atikokan, Ontario/Atikokan)
Kailey Swerhun (Thunder Bay, Ontario/St. Ignatius)
Men's Hockey (10)
Nick Althaus (St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo)
Zach Bannister (Grande Prairie, Alberta/St. Joseph Catholic)
Dusty Bergstrom (Pine City, Minn./Pine City)
Chris Ishmael (Oakville, Ontario/Abbey Park Secondary School)
Dylan Meilun (Morden, Manitoba/Morden Collegiate Institute)
Austin Paul (Saint-Lazare, Quebec/École Secondaire du Sommet)
Collin Pederson (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna Senior)
Troy Quinn (Nepean, Ontario/St. Paul's Catholic)
Tyler Ryder (Byron Center, Mich./Northstar Christian Academy)
Bradley Stonnell (Surrey, British Columbia/Tamanawis Secondary School)
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